Forefix
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prefix (all senses) nonstandard, rare
"Here they placed the forefix dia to enarmosis and called this condition a di-enarmosis, This projection of the upper jaw might amount to a few millimetres or more."
Verb
- 1 To fix or secure in advance transitive
"It pleased the Father of mercies in his matchless wisdom and boundless goodness, to will the existence of Sin, and graciously to decree, and immutably forefix the fall of his creatures, [...]"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"It pleased the Father of mercies in his matchless wisdom and boundless goodness, to will the existence of Sin, and graciously to decree, and immutably forefix the fall of his creatures, [...]"
Etymology
From fore- + fix.
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